Staff from eDOC Innovations and CU*Answers hit the pavement again to participate in the five week No Lazy Days Steps Challenge with the goal of raising money for Vermont’s local refugee resettlement program, USCRI. All steps from all participants resulted in a total of 9,609,079 steps (about 4,805 miles!) leading to a donation of $720.68…
June 30th marked the eighteenth anniversary of the enactment of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National (ESIGN) Commerce Act. Passed by the United States Congress in 2000, the act facilitates the use of electronic records and signatures in interstate or foreign commerce. Dubbed “National eSign Day”, the act has been instrumental in empowering credit…
CU*Answers recognized Jim Blaine, retired CEO of the State Employees Credit Union in Raleigh, North Carolina, as the winner of its 8th annual “Spirit of CU*Answers” award, for his long-time contributions to the credit union industry. Mr. Blaine accepted the award at the CU*Answers 2018 Leadership Conference on June 27th, after sharing with the conference…
Glenn Kretchmer, COO of ATL Federal Credit Union, and Don Mills, President & CEO of Alpena Alcona Area Credit Union, were recognized by CU*Answers as recipients of the Robert H. Mackay award at the 2018 CU*BASE Leadership Conference held on June 27th in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Kretchmer has devoted 30 years to the credit union…
CU*Answers, a 100% credit union-owned CUSO, held its 2018 Annual Leadership Conference and Stockholders Meeting on June 27th at the DeVos Convention Center in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. The event brought together credit union leadership from across the country for a briefing on the organization’s overall direction and major projects for the coming year. This…
CU*Answers Web Services helped Gratiot Community Credit Union launched a new website with a modern design incorporating features that make it responsive to every device used to view it. The design includes a blue and grey color scheme, large banners for current promotions, featured rates, featured products, featured articles and a section for member benefits.…
The CU*Answers Imaging Solutions team recently released its 18.06 release on June 10, 2018. This release is packed with features to assist credit unions become internet retailers with their members. Most notably, the Imaging Solutions team has partnered with eDOC Innovations to make eDOCSignature™, eDOC’s remote signature capture product, native to CU*Answers’ online banking and…
With more and more credit unions expanding their loan participation portfolios, CU*Answers is staying ahead of the game with a series of projects that improve the reporting and maintenance of these loans. Enhancements are in the works to expand reporting of open-end loans and improve the month end investor settlement process. Charlie Rogers, account executive…
CU*Answers, the 100% credit union-owned cooperative, recently announced the winner of its 2018 e‑statement contest and is now starting the 3rd quarter debit card contest. The Q3 contest runs July 1 – August 31, 2018. Contests are run quarterly for a two-month period as a way of gathering member email addresses or increasing enrollment in…
The Organizational Resource Development (ORD) team at CU*Answers has announced a new health and wellness program to encourage a healthy lifestyle for its employees. The PEAK program, which stands for Participation – Exercise – Activities – Knowledge, will offer a series of classes, fun activities and local YMCA discounts to help staff increase their overall…